Extended zones are part of the 100%-owned Queensway gold project near Gander, Newfoundland.
Centerra expects to complete a PEA in Q1 2025 to evaluate a mine life extension beyond 2035.
Vizsla will buy Universal's shares on the basis of a 0.23:1 share exchange ratio.
The combined company would have global mineral resources of around 1.8 million gold ounces, as well as exploration assets.
Police and military teams, mine rescuers and volunteers, totalling more than 1,700 people, are looking for the missing workers.
The initiative, led by Corporación Alta Ley and supported by the Chilean Ministry of Mining, aims to generate and share cyber-intelligence information.
The first appointee to the XIR program is Keenan Jennings, former vice president of Metals Exploration at BHP.